Bandit Burrito (Johnston) - haven't been personally, but the owners worked at Flying Burrito in Ames which has great vegan stuff, and Bandit is very similar.

You can get soyrizo here, too. BB also has a ton of different hot sauces to choose from. It's a little out of the way for me, though, so if I want a burrito I usually go to Qdoba where they not only have a vegan tortilla soup, but they have sauteed squash as a burrito filling option in addition to the standard fajita vegetables. There's also a few Pancheros around town (they have the best tortillas around their burritos since they make them on-the-spot when you order), and a Chipotle in Valley West Mall. Also, when I was in Cedar Rapids once, I ate at Hot Harry's by a mall and it was pretty good.

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HyVee (All over Iowa) - pretty good for vegan stuff, especially the ones with Healthmarkets.

The Hy-Vee on Fleur has Sweet and Sara peanut butter s'mores, which makes this my favorite Hy-Vee.

I love the salad bar here, even though if you load up on sesame noodles like me, it can get a smidge pricey. They also sell We Can't Say It's Cheese in their weird "vegan alternatives and prepared shellfish products section" and their whole wheat pizza crust is my favorite to use. And their cafe sells a tofu bahn mi that is spicy and quite good. Especially with a side of their fresh-cut fries.

I've only been here once, about a year ago. I got some sort of hummus sandwich which was only ok (I wouldn't order it again), but I think I remember liking the grain salad I got on the side much better.

Dudes. I went to Centro last night and had their "tofu gnocchi." I'm pretty certain it's the only thing labeled as vegan on the menu, but it is so good! It comes with sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes, and red onions, and is in a slightly tangy olive oil and herb sauce. So if anyone needs to go to a nice-ish restaurant, at least there's some place that has a surefire option, rather than having to ask for cheese to be left off of something vegetarian. Plus they have the free garlic focaccia on the table.

Yay! Iowans represent! I agree about Hy-Vee locations that have Health Markets. Using their website, you can request items, and they've been great about getting everything that I've requested. Now at the Hy-Vee in Coralville and on Euclid in Des Moines you can get We Can't Say It's Cheese and Coconut Bliss ice cream in cherry amaretto and vanilla, in addition to lots of other specialty products.

Revelations in Fairfield has a delicious wilted spinach pizza that's very unique. It's kind of an Asian spin on pizza, very good. My favorite things at Fairgrounds in Iowa City are the Super Veggie Grilled Hummus wrap, breakfast burrito, and nachos. My two favorite Iowa restaurants are definitely Masala and Red Avocado in Iowa City.

if you havent heard about it already, paul watson is speaking at the memorial union at isu this thursday, april 7th, at 7:00 pm. in the great hall.

"Paul Watson founded the world's leading direct action ocean conservation organization, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Since 2002, Watson and his crew have attempted to stop Japanese ships from hunting whales in Antarctica documented in Animal Planet's series Whale Wars, now in its fourth season. Part of the Live Green! Sustainability Series."

i went and im glad i did. he's a very dynamic person and his talk was really interesting. i could tell several people around me got uncomfortable when he blamed our appetites for the oceans' destruction. as usual, a few people asked dumb forking questions, but he seemed to take it in stride. he stuck around afterwards but i needed to get home to let my dog out so i left.

there is a guy in des moines who does this taco thing on tuesdays at the cumming tap (which is too far from ames). he usually has three kinds of tacos including one vegan. this is the website: http://tacopocalypse.com/ and facebook:http://www.facebook.com/Tacopocalypse. he's now also selling them at the des moines farmers market. i went there today (and had to get one of course) and it was funny to hear all the people in line saying "vay-gun." the tacos are yummy, they have a hand-pressed tortilla that is super soft and come with a spicy cabbage slaw on top.

Also in Des Moines. Wang's on 100th has tons of stuff. Today I found agar agar flakes, miso...i also saw some intriguing things like "vegetarian imitation abalone". Who knew? Maybe something to try in a sushi roll?

I had one of the tacopacolypse vegan chorizo tacos on Saturday and it was pretty darn tasty. I was so happy to have something to eat at the farmer's market. I would usually just have coffee and some fruit.

Awesome! I don't know if I'll ever make it there since it's lunch downtown, but it's great that the option exists.

In other news, I just went to Open Sesame Saturday night. They have a vegetarian plate that's vegan and has hummus, salad, dolmas, falafel, pita, and tabbouli. It was tasty but rather overpriced in my opinion (it was for dinner). They also had an eggplant dish that could be made vegan by leaving out the yogurt.

Well, I haven't been on the forum so long I had to re-register. I'm happy to see this list! I'm definitely more familiar with the Des Moines restaurants, but it's good to see all the options in Ames and Fairfield I've never tried.....Mini-road-trip, perhaps?